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Where were the first modern Olympic Games held?

In the town of Much Wenlock, Shropshire, in 1850. The games were held there annually and inspired Baron de Coubertin to organize the Athens Olympics in 1896: "Much Wenlock is a town in Shropshire, a county on the border with Wales, and if the Olympic Games, which modern Greece could not revive, exist today, it's only because of Dr. William Penny Brooks, and not some Greek."

Brooks firmly believed that a rigorous exercise program would help people become truly good Christians by keeping them out of the pubs. Knowledge of the history of the ancient Olympics inspired Brooks in 1841 to create the Much-Wenlock Society for the Propagation of Physical Culture.

The first annual "Brooks Olympic Games" were held in 1850; small cash prizes were established for winners in running, long jump, football, ring throwing and cricket. Gradually, more and more new sports were added to the original program of competitions, such as blindfolded wheelbarrow running, pig racing, and even something like medieval jousting tournaments of riders with spears at the ready. The winners were crowned with laurel wreaths and medallions depicting Nike, the ancient Greek goddess of victory.

Word of the "Wenlock Olympics" spread very quickly, attracting participants from all over Britain. Soon it reached Athens, and the King of Greece, George I, even sent a pure silver medal to Much Wenlock to reward the winner.

Dreaming of the revival of the ancient games at the international level, Brooks in 1865 created the National (British) Olympic Association and arranged its first tournament in the Crystal Palace in London. However, there were no rich sponsors, and the leading athletes of that time, having treated the idea with disdain, completely ignored this event.

In 1888, Brooks began an active correspondence with Pierre de Coubertin. In 1890, the Baron came to Shropshire to see the Wenlock Games with his own eyes. During the visit, he planted an oak tree with his own hands, which still stands in the town. Upon returning home, Coubertin makes a firm decision to restore the ancient tradition and in 1894 creates the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Using wealth, authority and political connections, Coubertin succeeded where Brooks had failed. In the summer of 1896, the first international revival of the ancient Olympiad took place in Athens.

Dr. Brooks did not live to see his dream come true for only a year. He died at the age of 86. The Wenlock Games are still held annually in honor of its founder.

Author: John Lloyd, John Mitchinson

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